Kyokushinkaikan Karate

Ukrainian IKO Matsushima kyokushinkaikan karate championship in kumite and kata among adults and juniors (16-17 y.o.) was held in Dnipro on September 22^nd, 2018. Along with it another competition was held: All-Ukrainian tournament in kumite among veterans and youth (14-15 y.o.). General organization and management was performed by Ukrainian Kyokushinkaikan Karate Federation. Its chairman Shihan Volynets Dmytro (Lutsk) was assigned as the main judge of the championship. Tatami referees were Shihan Ivan Zvizdun (town Kamianske) and sensei Vadym Shumik (town Lutsk).

Comfortable hall of CH “Time Out” hosted top 100 sportsmen from Dnipro, Zaporizzhya, Kherson, Kyiv, Lutsk, Mukachevo, Brovary, Energodar, Melitopol, Novomoskovsk, Kamianske and Kryvyi Rig.

Judging was objective and there were no complaints, though competence in kumite and kata was tough, as there were fighters from IKO Matsushima, КАN, WKB, IFK and Budo kai.

Thanks to great efforts of Ukrainian Kyokushinkaikan Karate Federation’s individual branch in Dnipropetrovsk region (head sensei Golovin Dmytro) and karate clubs “Goncharenko dodjo” and “KASKAD”, the competition produced unforgettable impressions, and they deserved deep respect for that. Organization level was high, there were no unfounded delays.

We invite our old and new friends to take part in Ukrainian championship in Dnipro next year.

1^st round of the championship in kata – Maria Pryhodko-Volynets

2^nd round of the championship in kata – Maria Pryhodko-Volynets

1^st round of the championship in kata – Vasyl Shevchuk

2^nd round of the championship in kata – Vasyl Shevchuk

2^nd round of the championship in kata – Andriy Gavryliuk

Final fight of the championship, male, 70-80 kg: Dmytro Kuznetsov (aka) – Sergiy Matkovski (siro)